UCI-developed database provides 20-year comparison of states’ economic performance

Irvine, Calif., Feb. 5, 2013 – California’s economic output has grown at an average pace over the past 20 years, but the state has experienced slower overall job growth and higher poverty rates than most others, according to a new study by UC Irvine economists. These findings and additional economic comparisons are available in a free interactive database at Compare50.org. The project points to key areas in which the Golden State’s economic performance comes up short, said report co-author David Neumark.